The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-10
WOMEN a. rAtx,ua

Ac reputation H..
ss a sex, enjoy Of beinr 'a -. s .oue,
comparatively few Of t \ sfese ta,keu
s any decided S, degree the art ' ];
eustomsa to their daily lSi : sa become !
loco to consider it the whole, I ,as lite
their existence, and the w, !, part,
t Msae, ,nelr own identity and a. as
nurse, without any inai HSi%S'sasssr 4
own o. a.I remaining. By many thss Of tAs
themselves masters are nerlset.y,n mad
gradually fall into igneSb ,ss'e a AM
begin their married life s d lion Is the
music or singing and never hal, aei
thong. upon those aeco u' Ssstos
which soothe and elevate y, a 'Ss'aeNt
turmoil of lifc' 1t is on ~ ts;s 's ss
that some women are ant 70 ".eoaa
some when talking, for they ~ r,. ~ dN
low the e stream Of converss,;e ,"' u
above its allotted banks Of ths ' ~. % ris
place. If the subjects be- a. st%s'a
servants or dress the feminine n ~
wag glibly, but turn the cur,s' %a.'s
from the well-worn channel u. ..a s'ld|
soon perceive there are roc.s 'aa w
course that disturb the smooth 'r y, m 'h'
flow. 1t is impossible for one t'v u.
teresting in conversation who WV live u
see s. IN the !, minds Of Others ,,ers :
Election Of their own; whose a;m ' = ~
to evolve some new idea Or ONE, =, s.s %
avenues OF thought. but to .r,ss ".a
constant repetition of NOTHING ''''''
W course it is not to be denied tb,,
woman's proper sphere is her h ,aa'
that the better she performs he, d dU4s
to her family and friends the t, ra.t
she to her vocation in life, Rn,
ought not to follow as q matter :,
course that because woman Il : a..
wife and mother that her WHO'LL s s''
versation should SAVIOR Of the meat w., ,Ia
forms her daily diet. Women Ara 'a aa.|
to talk SHOP and the shop generally II,
consists of their domestic concerns 4,
a consequence there are great MANI
needless bores in the world; needles, 4
say, because unless there were some W.
could not appreciate persons who ara
really entertaining. OF the different
specimens OF the genus "bors" ibcr.
is none more distinctly marked than
the woman who imagines she is elo.
quent. The small animals Of tae same
kind. even the inevitable and lone.
winded gossip. pale into insigniGcauee
beside her. She is generally known a,
dealing largely in the flowers Of yhe1.
oric, lavishing metaphor and sim1s
with prodigal hand, Astounding in
quotations and having a glowing look
in the eyes, as If she wished to be con.
sidered the inspired Pythia Of ApoiIos
temple, or a bareback rider on the
winged Pegasus. For good, old.
fashioned, death-dealing, vound.uu.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT and don't-stop.oll.
Sunday bore, commend me 10 The
woman who tries to be eloquent in or.
binary conversation. Like the ancien,
Miriam, she ''holds you with her gilt.
tering eye" and there is no escape
from the ordeal.
Next to the feminine Demosthcue;
comes the gossip who knows more
about other peoples affairs than they
do themselves, There is not a skcle
ton hidden in a family closet but ii i
raked out and held up in the glarin.
light of publicity and exposed to the
gaze Of thousands Of inquirins eyes.
What q woman should aim rs in con
versation is not only to entertain b!
giving her own thoughts, but at thu
same time to draw out those Of Others
the bashful and particular!
bashful men. Nothing plcascs maj
so much. nothing gives him such al
idea Of his superiority. as to allow hin
an opportunity of imparting Informs
ton. though he may not have penetra
ton enough to discern that il is TIT
tact of the woman that entices him int
talking about what perhaps he know
less than she. remember hearing !
of Mrs. Cleveland that's h'
was u charming convcrsationalist be
cause she always chose topics whc'
she knew would interest Others, an
in this lies the whole secret of the ar
If conversing. A celebrated frrnr'
who had neither wealth, bcanI,
nor position to elevate her in SoeIa
,irclcs, rose to the highest rank anon!
he court during the latter day o
'oyalty simply by her art of pleasing"
Ter conversation. Brilliancy in con
is not the essential character
site. Some Of the most clarmih'
alkcrs are any thing but witty .
earned; but the truth is We love Z
lear those speak who really feel VIVA
hey say, whose words are choice WIN
,ut being studied and natural and ca:
being childish or slangy' "
owe to listen to those whose nlln'''
whose nobility Of character, wh''